July 01, 2021 Dumb and Dumber In Russian, as in English, it isn’t nice to call someone “stupid.” But sometimes you just have to say it. Humor Language
July 01, 2021 "А знаешь, всё ещё будет!" A poetic song about optimism is this issue's language study section. Film & TV Language
July 01, 2021 Cheburashka in the Fog Just a little over a year ago, Russia was rocked by revelations that one of its most venerated authors of childrens’ fiction subjected his daughter to abuse in a cult. Children Literature Social Issues
July 01, 2021 Kvass Our old gals in the village cast a wary eye on all food from the store, because who knows what they’ve got in there? Food & Drink Rural Life
July 01, 2021 Spies and Artists Reviews of Cold Warriors and The Girl from the Hermitage. Espionage Literature
July 01, 2021 A Century Ago On August 7, 1921, Alexander Blok, died in St. Petersburg. Widely considered the greatest poet of the Silver Age of Russian poetry. History Literature
July 01, 2021 The Girl from the Hermitage Molly Gartland’s The Girl from the Hermitage follows the turns of fate over nearly a century of a single family in St. Petersburg, whose lives are forever altered by a portrait assignment. Art History Literature St. Petersburg
July 01, 2021 Two Days On spy films, summits, and finding a way to live together. Espionage History Int'l Relations
July 01, 2021 More than a Cookie For some 300 years, the residents of Gorodets, near Nizhny Novgorod, have been making a spicy cookie famous throughout the country, and perhaps the world. Food & Drink History Regions
July 01, 2021 Famine and Relief In 1921, Russia was in a catastrophic state. Famine raged, and American aid proved crucial to the nation's survival. History Int'l Relations
June 30, 2021 Nice and Refreshing Russia announces "Sputnik Light," the not-actually-low-cal version of their Sputnik V vaccine. Government Health Social Issues Russia File